Cost of living comparison

United Arab Emirates

compared to

Sweden

Karlstad vs. Fujairah Cost of Living Summary

Karlstad is 39.3% more expensive than Fujairah.

Restaurants: pay 92.5% more in Karlstad
Groceries: pay 76.4% more in Karlstad
Transportation: pay 75.1% more in Karlstad
Housing: pay 12.6% more in Karlstad
Childcare: pay 50.9% less in Karlstad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2% more in Karlstad
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Karlstad

The cost of clothing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Karlstad are more expensive than in Fujairah. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Karlstad.

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Karlstad vs. Fujairah Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Karlstad instead of Fujairah, you would:

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pay 92.5% more for restaurants

	Fujairah	Karlstad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.49 AED27.50	$15.00 SEK148.65	+100.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.62 AED28.00	$10.00 SEK99.10	+31.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 AED4.10	$2.50 SEK24.77	+123.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 AED1.50	$2.17 SEK21.47	+430.4%
Average			+92.5%

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pay 76.4% more for groceries

	Fujairah	Karlstad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 AED5.00	$2.87 SEK28.49	+111.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.36 AED23.37	$5.02 SEK49.80	-21.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.31 AED23.18	$5.62 SEK55.75	-10.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 AED8.65	$4.47 SEK44.31	+89.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 AED15.65	$6.40 SEK63.47	+50.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 AED2.95	$1.31 SEK13.02	+63.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 AED2.72	$1.18 SEK11.68	+59.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 AED2.51	$1.38 SEK13.69	+101.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 AED1.59	$2.38 SEK23.60	+450.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 AED1.36	$0.85 SEK8.38	+128.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 AED1.50	$0.76 SEK7.48	+84.6%
Average			+76.4%

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pay 75.1% more for transportation

	Fujairah	Karlstad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.33 AED12.24	$6.64 SEK65.80	+99.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.84 AED149.98	$79.88 SEK791.80	+95.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,865.12 AED94,989.65	$32,980.57 SEK327K	+27.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.22 AED26.50	$15.80 SEK156.58	+118.9%
Average			+75.1%

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pay 12.6% more for housing

	Fujairah	Karlstad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$78.28 AED287.47	$44.12 SEK437.36	-43.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$589.91 AED2,166.43	$849.76 SEK8,423.39	+44.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$530.92 AED1,949.79	$574.84 SEK5,698.17	+8.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$94.21 AED345.97	$76.74 SEK760.73	-18.5%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 50.9% less for childcare

	Fujairah	Karlstad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$257.14 AED944.34	$126.21 SEK1,251.12	-50.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,499.17 AED16,523.20	??
Average			-50.9%

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pay 2.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Fujairah	Karlstad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.85 AED32.50	$7.95 SEK78.78	-10.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.60 AED20.55	$4.72 SEK46.82	-15.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.45 AED20.00	$7.10 SEK70.36	+30.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.65 AED174.98	$45.46 SEK450.59	-4.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.89 AED40.00	$14.00 SEK138.75	+28.5%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Fujairah	Karlstad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.78 AED79.99	$104.94 SEK1,040.29	+381.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$13.61 AED49.99	$39.89 SEK395.40	+193.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.87 AED274.97	$74.88 SEK742.25
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.26 AED224.98	$139.86 SEK1,386.39	+128.3%
Average			+138.3%

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